Scientific equipment on Dana V
Dana V will be equipped with the latest scientific equipment. In addition, the ship is designed so that the equipment can be adapted as needed from cruise to cruise, by placing, e.g., laboratory containers on deck.
Acoustic equipment
In the keel
- High precision scientific echo sounder with 6 frequencies from 18-333 kHz
- Multibeam scientific sonar
- ADCP 150kHz
- Sound velocity sensor
Hull mounted
- Trawl monitoring system for both pelagic and demersal trawling
- ADCP 75kHz
- Sound velocity sensor
- Multibeam for medium depths 3-3600+ meters, frequency range 14-100 kHz
- Sub-bottom profilers, application range 0-4000 meters
Dana V is being prepared for the following for hull mounting
- Flow system for monitoring water
- Multibeam for shallow depths 0-400 meters, frequency range 200-800 kHz
Inertial Navigation System
- The ship is equipped with High Accuracy Inertial Navigation System (INS)
Laboratories
- Wet lab, 110 sqm with fish sorting system
- Plankton lab, 17 sqm
- Semi-dry lab, 26 sqm
- Educational lab, 25 sqm
- Space for four 20” laboratory containers, maximum weight 14 tons per container
Flex deck
- 120 sqm flex deck with 50x50 bolt grid
- Space for 4 20” containers for lab or equipment
- Maximum total weight 42 tons or per container 14 tons
Freezer room
- 16 sqm freezer room with blast freezer
Test platform
40 sqm test platform in engine room with connection to:
- Ballast water
- Fresh water
- Sea water
- Section in main switchboard for power
- Data network
- Exhaust
Data network
Separate networks for:
- Research and observation
- Communications
- Vessel
- Welfare
- CCTV
All backbone connections are with fiberoptics.
Scientific data can be retrieved everywhere and can be configured.
There is a strong focus on cyber security, which is maintained via 'Cyber resilience class notation'.